拼搏精神

English translation: Entrepreneurial spirit

01:26 Dec 5, 2003
Chinese to English translations [PRO]
Chinese term or phrase: 拼搏精神
拼搏精神
Jian Chen
Local time: 01:37
English translation:Entrepreneurial spirit
Explanation:
Entrepreneurial spirit
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Lu Zou
Australia
Local time: 15:37
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1the spirit of hard struggle
Chinoise
4 +1Entrepreneurial spirit
Lu Zou
4 +1the spirit of hard work
Donglai Lou (X)
5nose to the grindstone
Rod Nelson
4the determination of going all out in doing sth
isahuang
3 +1Hard-working spirit
swa000


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
the spirit of hard struggle


Explanation:
the spirit of hard struggle

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Note added at 2003-12-05 01:55:24 (GMT)
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http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2001/03/03-13-01tdc/03-...

Chinoise
Local time: 02:37
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in pair: 1543

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  chica nueva: This is also the definition in 外语教学与研究出版社"汉英词典"
3 hrs
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
拼搏精神
the determination of going all out in doing sth


Explanation:
I think for this kind of translation, it would be easier and also more understandable to the target readers if we concentrate more on the meaning than the individual Chinese words. And make it to fit into the whole context is also very important.

isahuang
Local time: 01:37
Native speaker of: Chinese
PRO pts in pair: 341
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
拼搏精神
Entrepreneurial spirit


Explanation:
Entrepreneurial spirit


    Reference: http://www.typs.edu.hk/main/PolicyAddress2003/
Lu Zou
Australia
Local time: 15:37
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in pair: 2180

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Scott Webber (X): I like this translation better than the one's that use 'struggle' or 'hard work'; it is more English-sounding English.
18 hrs
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
拼搏精神
the spirit of hard work


Explanation:
the spirit of hard work
"the spirit of hard struggle" is another version but only has 23 references in google. "the spirit of hard work" has 438 references in google.

Donglai Lou (X)
China
Local time: 13:37
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in pair: 467

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  swa000
1 min
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Hard-working spirit


Explanation:
Hard-working spirit

Simple but to the point.

swa000
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Meihua (May) Shi
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nose to the grindstone


Explanation:
someone who works ceaselessly, concentrating fully on his work, is said to have (or keep) his nose to the grindstone.

Rod Nelson
Canada
Local time: 22:37
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 199
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